WESTON, Mass. – Fueled by a 10-point performance by senior Michael Zapatka, the Rivier men's lacrosse team came away with a 23-4 victory over Regis (Mass.) in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action at Regis Stadium on Wednesday evening.

The Raiders increased their winning streak to five games with the victory, improving to 7-1 (3-0 GNAC). The Pride fell to 2-7 (0-4 GNAC) with the setback.

Rivier got out to a 4-0 lead 7:45 into the opening quarter with graduate student Michael Ference assisting on three Raider tallies. Regis converted on a man-up opportunity to cut into the deficit. From there, Rivier poured in a dozen goals over a 30:22 duration which spanned three quarters to lead 16-1 late in the third quarter.

The Raiders outscored the Pride 7-3 over the final 19:15 to close out the victory.

Zapatka paced the Rivier offense, scoring seven times and adding three assists. Ference finished with seven points on one goal and six assists. Fellow grad Connor Eck added four goals and a pair of assists in the triumph. Junior Joseph O'Reilly and senior Scott Miller each posted a team-high two caused turnovers as part of the squad's 13 caused turnovers. Miller recorded four ground balls.

First-years Mason Schultz, Tyler Zehr, and Ray Lynch each recorded their first collegiate goals.

The trio of first-year Liam Conley (11-12), sophomore Noah Zeman (8-8), and junior Owen McDuffie (8-11) went 27-of-31 (87.1%) on faceoffs.

Senior goalkeeper Samuel Tibbets earned his first win of the campaign, making five saves over 53:43 of action. First-year Jake Lydon came in to close out the contest, posting one save in his first collegiate appearance.

Rivier outshot Regis, 57-13, with 39 shots landing on target. The Raiders also won the ground ball battle, 47-17.

Next up, the Raiders will head to Grant Field to face Dean in a rematch of last year's GNAC Semifinal game on Saturday, April 5. The start time is scheduled for noon.